midollo

== Italian == === Etymology === From midolla, from Latin medulla, or through a Vulgar Latin form *medullum. Compare Spanish meollo, Portuguese miolo, Catalan moll, Sicilian miduḍḍa. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /miˈdol.lo/ Rhymes: -ollo Hyphenation: mi‧dól‧lo === Noun === midollo m (plural (collective or figurative meanings) midolla f or (literal meaning) midolli m) (anatomy) marrow (figurative, in the plural) bones Il freddo mi entra nelle midolla. ― The cold gets into my bones. (botany) pith (whitish inner portion of the rind of citrus fruit) Synonym: albedo ==== Usage notes ==== The feminine plural midolla is most commonly used. ==== Derived terms ==== midollo osseo (“bone marrow”) midollo spinale (“spinal cord”) midolloso